The real spirit of the Holiday Season is not to be found in a festive dinner or brightly wrapped presents under a tree, but in our dedication to helping those around us, in the sharing of hope, peace and friendship. Our CEO, Abby White, shares her mother’s memory of healing Christmas love when Abby was an infant being treated for eye cancer, and some helpful hints to support families in need this year.
There’s a new RAE of Hope in the retinoblastoma world this September as we shine the light on childhood eye cancer. Thomas Reid is a survivor, father of a survivor and a Director of WE C Hope USA. The entire Reid Family dedicates Childhood Cancer Awareness Month to Raising Awareness and Empowerment as they help children, adult survivors and their families share their experience of retinoblastoma and how it has shaped their lives. Watch the RAE of Hope videos and be inspired.
British comedy writer and actress Caroline Aherne sadly died on Saturday, July 2nd, after suffering lung cancer linked to her retinoblastoma diagnosis as a child. Caroline is best known as creator of Mrs. Merton and the Royle Family TV shows. Her humour brought laughter to millions around the world, but she also used it to stay sane during her multiple cancer battles.
Retinoblastoma is a complex childhood cancer with significant impacts during treatmet and beyond, often continuing throughout life. What are the least discussed subjects in Rb research and care? Why do they matter, and how can research in these areas improve care and quality of life? Rb Survivor, Abby White explores 10 varied topics affecting patients, survivors, and family members at different stages of life.
Frozen composer Christophe Beck and 1M+ children making more than 900,000 videos, have created the childhood cancer awareness song We Are One. Find out more and watch the music video.
Child4Child invites the world’s children join in the chorus of a new song created by Disney’s Frozen Composer, Christophe Beck. Performed by some of YouTube’s top singing kids, “We Are One” will be released on International Childhood Cancer Day, February 15, including the voices of children from around the world.
Monday August 3, 2015 | Abby White, WE C Hope CEO
On 1st September, Daisy’s Eye Cancer Fund will be rebranding. We’ll have a new name, bright bold logo and a new home on the internet.
In 2012, our international team began discussing the possible need to rebrand. There were a number of reasons for this.
So after many long discussions, we took the momentous decision to rebrand. This has been a long journey with a lot of work, not least because there are four countries involved in the process! The experience has been a testament to the collaboration and co-operation between our teams in Canada, Kenya, the UK and USA.
We are finally ready to share our momentous news with our friends and supporters.
We ha
ve so much to thank Daisy for. She has experienced so much in her young life, and given so much of herself to others. In 2004, not long after cancer claimed her second eye, her family gave the most generous gift to a child they’d never met who lived at the other end of the world. They donated money from the fund they’d set up for Daisy, to help save the life of two-year-old Rati from Botswana.
That beautiful gesture led to the birth of Daisy’s Eye Cancer Fund, initially fundraising just for Rati’s care, but rapidly growing to help many more children. Expert care sadly came too late for Rati, and there were so many opportunities to save her life in Africa that were missed. Daisy’s Eye Cancer Fund began to focus on addressing these challenges that cause so many children to suffer before they reach specialist care.
We have grown up so much in the last 10 years, always led by the children. We have a world focus and so much hope of better care for all those affected by retinoblastoma in both developing and developed countries. While the decision has been hard to make the change, the time is right. We know it will bring many blessings to those we help. Daisy and Rati will always, always be cherished at the heart of who we are and what we do.
From 1st September, our organization will be called World Eye Cancer Hope, WE C Hope for short. Our vision (life and sight for every child) remains unchanged. Our mission will also continue as always – educating for early diagnosis, empowering evidence based medical care for all and enabling effective family support for all.
Our new website will continue to provide a comprehensive Retinoblastoma Resource for families, survivors and all who care for them or have an interest in childhood eye cancer.
Our social media presences should continue as normal without any disruption to our friends and followers. Once we’re changed over, you’ll probably notice much more interaction with our social media communities, and we look forward to that very much.
We have more exciting news to share with you, particularly from our friends in Kenya – wonderful progress not just for children with retinoblastoma, but for all children with cancer in the country…we’re looking forward very much to sharing that news with you, but thought we’d do one exciting news report at a time!!
We’ll introduce you to the World Eye Cancer Hope logo on September 1. It’s simple, bright and very clearly tells of red reflex and the white reflex early sign of retinoblastoma that can be seen in flash photos when red-eye reduction is not used (see left) and dim light. We look forward to sharing it with you and hearing what you think!
WE C Hope! Please join us on September 1 as we begin a new chapter in the story of building effective care for all children with eye cancer, survivors and families.
WE C Hope for today.
Small gestures of love to carry us through.
Space to breathe deep and our spirits renew.
Your comfort and peace and happiness too.
WE C Hope for tomorrow.
To hear the words “stable” or “cancer free”
No more treatments – just letting you Be.
Cherishing each day as a family.
WE C Hope for the future.
Systematic education so all are aware.
Global teamwork to improve medical care.
Families united against this cancer so rare.
WE C Hope for all families.
No more innocent faces defiled.
Action that reaches around the world.
Promising life and sight for every child.
Taking photographs to check for red eye reflex is one of the best ways parents can detect early signs of serious eye disease in young children. Here we explain red eye photography and the simple technique all parents should know to check for healthy red reflex in children.
